NEW SECURITY THREATS: THE U.S. RESPONSE

Interview with John D. Holum
Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and
International Security Affairs

MEETING THE THREAT OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

By William Cohen
Secretary of Defense

PROMOTING POLITICAL, ECONOMIC STABILITY THROUGH DEMOCRACY-BUILDING

An interview with Steven Coffey
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

ELIMINATING LANDMINES: A TIME FOR ACTION

By Ambassador Karl Inderfurth
U.S. Special Representative for Global Humanitarian Demining

U.S. SECURITY POLICY: CHALLENGES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

By Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
Dean, John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University

BUILDING REGIONAL SECURITY:
NGOS AND GOVERNMENTS IN PARTNERSHIP

By James Notter and John McDonald
Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy

HUMANITARIAN DEMINING IN RWANDA: A SUCCESS STORY

By Matthew F. Murphy
Senior Program Manager, Office of Humanitarian Demining Programs
Department of State

COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION:
REDUCING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

By Dr. Susan Koch
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Threat Reduction Policy

CENTRAL AMERICA: SPREAD OF DEMOCRACY FOSTERS PEACE, SECURITY

An interview with Paul Trivelli
Former Deputy Director of Central American Affairs
Department of State

FACT SHEET: PROTECTING AMERICA'S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES

(Presidential Decision Directive 63)

FACT SHEET: COMBATING TERRORISM

(Presidential Decision Directive 62)

FACT SHEET: PREPAREDNESS FOR A BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS ATTACK

(Issued by the White House, May 22, 1998)

FACT SHEET: U.S. GOVERNMENT HUMANITARIAN DEMINING PROGRAM

(Issued by the State Department, May 20, 1998)

U.S. SECURITY POLICY IN A CHANGING WORLD: ARTICLE ALERT

Abstracts of current articles

U.S. SECURITY POLICY IN A CHANGING WORLD: BIBLIOGRAPHY

Spotlighting other views

U.S. SECURITY POLICY IN A CHANGING WORLD: KEY INTERNET SITES

Internet links to resources on security issues

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